Brutal London: Construct Your Own Concrete Capital

By John Grindrod Zupagrafica

Appealing to fans of architecture, this ingeniously designed book letsyou build replicas of some of London's iconic post-war concretestructures while learning about their place in the city's architecturalhistory. In this fun and intellectually stimulating book, readers canrecreate a number of London's most renowned Brutalist buildings. Openingwith an informative history of the origins and philosophy of Brutalistarchitecture, the book then focuses on 9 buildings, including theBarbican Estate, Robin Hood Gardens, Balfron Tower and the NationalTheatre. The first part of the book looks at the significance of each ofthese buildings, with a short chapter on each, complete with texts andimages. The second part of the book consists of a series of 9 pre-cutand folded buildings, printed on heavy card stock, that readers candetach and construct with easy-to-follow instructions. At once fun andinformative, this unique book offers a challenging and entertainingapproach to architecture. Publisher: Prestel